Reinventing Collection Development for a Digital Age: On-Demand and On-the-Go

On-Demand and On-the-Go: Reinventing Collection Development for a Digital AgeSTM Annual Spring ConferenceWashington, D.C.April 27, 2011Michael Levine-ClarkCollections LibrarianUniversity of Denver

1990

1990

2030?

2011

The Collection in 2030

•Digital•Accessible anywhere•Articles• E-Books•On-Demand• Little legacy print

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

DU Purchases North American Scholarly (YBP)

All United States

World (UNESCO)

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000

1200000

Annual Book Production, 2009

Books Cataloged 2000-2004 (126,953 Titles)

4+ uses; 18.8%

3 uses; 8.2%

2 uses; 12.8%

1 use; 20.6%

0 uses; 39.6%

Books Cataloged 2000-2004 (126,953 Titles)

4+ uses; $1,084,576

3 uses; $473,060

2 uses; $738,435

1 use; $1,188,418

0 uses; $2,284,532

Demand-Driven Acquisition

• Short-term loans• Free browse• Purchase• Print-on-demand• Immediate access• Delivery to point of need

DU eBook Library (EBL) Data

ActualList

• 255 titles purchased $19,510 $19,510• 2,988 titles with STL* $39,831 $214,974• 5,397 titles with browse $0

$436,691• Total (8,640 titles) $59,341 $671,175• Savings $611,834

*includes titles with an STL and auto-purchases

Reconsider Business Models

• Chapter vs. book / article vs. journal• Use free content to entice the reader•Multiple rental/purchase options• ILL or STL• POD for access, not preservation• Quality not important

Reconsider the Collection

• Everything we can supply in a timely manner• Bounded only by budget• Impermanent • A model of service

Reconsider the Library

• Student study space• Digital collections• Accessible anywhere• A model of service

Implications for Publishers

• New revenue streams• ILL• Backlist• Fewer frontlist sales• But maybe not over the life of the book• Uncertainty

Thank YouMichael [email protected]